Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 95.2% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1979.
That places Viet Nam 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11.8% | — |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +442.7% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +2.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 95.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 95.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.5%, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +442.7% | 11.8% | 64.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 67.6% | 89.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 78.8% | 93.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 95.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Viet Nam was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Viet Nam ranks 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release